[bcbirdclub] HSR: Mendota Fire Tower (22 Sep 2011) 221 Raptors
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- Date: 22 Sep 2011 19:09:32 -0400
Mendota Fire Tower
Mendota, VA, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 22, 2011
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 0 32 32
Bald Eagle 0 36 37
Northern Harrier 1 4 4
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 12 12
Cooper's Hawk 3 15 17
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 3 3
Broad-winged Hawk 213 2663 2676
Red-tailed Hawk 1 11 11
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 1
American Kestrel 1 7 7
Merlin 0 4 5
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 4 4
Total: 221 2792 2809
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 17:45:00
Total observation time: 8.75 hours
Official Counter: Thomas O. Hunter
Observers: John Whinery
Weather:
Foggy and overcast this morning with little or no wind. Gradually clearing
during afternoon then overcast and rain showers in the afternoon.
Raptor Observations:
No activity until 12. Only one decent kettle of 50+ Broad-winged Hawks. The
birds at 5:30 dropped into the trees past the tower.
Non-raptor Observations:
GNATS, GNATS, GNATS, or some kind of small flying insects were an extreme
annoyance all day.
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Report submitted by Thomas O. Hunter (opiehunter@xxxxxxxxx)
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